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A lot of the times, someone will post a list of shows/movies you should watch. It can be fairly entertaining to read, but maybe I spend too much time reading up on things because it’s very rare for me to run into a list that is full of things I’ve never heard of or planned on watching. As a lot of you have come to know, I watched just an incredible amount of movies. I love them. There is nothing that comes close to consuming me than film. That has somewhat changed as of late. I still consider film my favorite, but over the last few months I have become addicted to television. I’ve always liked it, even loved it, but for the longest time it couldn’t even come close to movies. That might be due to the amount of pure shit television I watch that stems from watching TV Shows that my three sisters will come to enjoy as well. I have had to endure the likes of Once Upon a Time; Revenge and whatever other shit ABC had to offer. Then things seemed to change about six to eight months ago when I started to finally change their tastes a bit. I feel I owe it entirely to Game of Thrones. After the Red Wedding episode and just how much they saw it affected me that night, they started watching it from the beginning and within a week, finished all three seasons. When I told them they had to wait a year for the next season they were pissed and I used this opportunity to watch other shows that I read were good, but I never had the time to watch if I was watching all of those shit shows with them. Over that stretch we watched a ton of shows that were short seasons so we could watch as quickly as possible. I was generally surprised in just how great some of these shows were and just how little they were being talked about. I am no expert on past stretches at the moment, but the last year might be one of the greatest stretches of TV. You had the final episodes of Breaking Bad, Mad Men announcing its final season while airing arguably its best season, Game of Thrones seemed to take the world by its balls and pull as hard as it could, Netflix debuted its own form of TV and killed it, and various new shows came aboard (even if the viewership was low). There was so much I haven’t even come closing t catching up on everything. Whenever you get close, something else comes around and pulls you back even deeper. I guess that’s what happens when every channel seems capable of pulling off watchable television nowadays. Now to end the rambling and get started on the point of this pointless post, here are a few shows I truly think you’re missing out on by not watching them. This isn’t a post on how great they are, where they rank, or their status amongst other shows, this is just a list of a few I feel need your viewership.
Rectify (Sundance Channel; 1 Season, 6 episodes)
This really is the show that kicked off my run of new television. I saw a little teaser trailer for it during Mad Men and decided to give it ago. It immediately won me over my using “Flume” by Bon Iver to set the correct tone for what to expect out of the show. The show is about a man named Daniel Holden, who was on death row for 20 years only to be released after an appeal revealed that he wasn’t properly tried by the DA. They had a dozen of options to go from here, but they did something that totally surprised me. Instead of unraveling the mystery of the crime he was accused of so many years ago, the show shifted its focus on Daniel and how much the world has changed, how time went by leaving him behind, and the psychological impact it could have on a person. I saw a few complaints that the show moved too slow for them, but the finest moments of the show to me came in these forms. Sitting on the grass is something that we never think twice of, for him its gods gift to man. The idea of a Wal-Mart supercenter is bizarre to him, he even still plays Sega. The pacing of the show enhances all of these things and makes its attempt to place the audience in his shoes even easier. This show is entirely character driven and Aden Young, who plays Daniel, turns in what I thought, was an Emmy performance behind Cranston and Hamm. He conveys so much emotion through his constraints and eyes. Now the show does have a few other story arcs, but they all work well and make sense in relation to Daniels. How do his release and the last 20 years affect his family, friends and the town? It weaves its way throw a whole slew of characters and threw them hints at the mysteries that will eventually be revealed. I just love its priority of character, pacing, and simplicity it takes that a whole lot of other shows would have gladly passed on to uncover the truth. This keeps you on the edge without ever needing to try and deceive you. If there is one show to check out above all else from this list, I beg you, let this be the one.
Fun Fact: Ray McKinnon played the priest on Deadwood and the Rico cop on Sons of Anarchy wrote and created this show.
Hannibal (NBC; 1 Season, 13 Episodes)
Hannibal really had a lot going against It right from the word go. We’ve had so many variations of Hannibal portrayed through so many films, why did we need another one? Plus it was on Network TV. There was really no reason for this to be watchable, yet alone succeed; and yet it did. The show jumped into the timeline of the Lector world before Manhunter, and follows FBI profiler Will Graham as he enters the mind of serial killers. It has taken a toll on him before so Jack Crawford assigns a psychiatrist to keep him in check. That doctor just happens to be Hannibal Lector and the games he plays are o so wonderful. The TV Show does a great job of not hiding Dr Lector. We all know who he is and what he will become and it clearly establishes him as the bad guy, but the FBI just keeps playing into his hands due to their ignorance. It’s a really twisted show that has a surprisingly amount of violence for a network show. Every killing that happens is very bloody, and often times disturbing and I have no idea how NBC allowed it to happen, but more power to them. It’s great. The best part of the film is its look and presentation. It looks stunning, from Lector preparing human meat, Will Graham dreaming each kill, or the overall set pieces. It’s some of the best looking television I’ve seen. It blows my mind this was aired on NBC and it ended up being of such high quality. I feel fortunate it was on NBC though because any other network would have let it die, but they brought it back for another season despite poor ratings and even if two seasons are all that gets to happen, I’m glad I got to watch it.
Orphan Black (BBC America; 1 Season, 10 Episodes)
This was such a tease of a show that BBC America sprung upon us. I didn’t really dig the pilot of it too much and I actually stopped watching afterwards. Once the season finally ended and I heard just how much of a treat it had become, I checked back in and was instantly hooked. Every episode starting from 2 is a nonstop plot mover that never slows down and ups the bizarre while leaving you with a wicked cliffhanger that practically forces you to watch the next. The story is a little cloudy with its reveals but the true standout of the show is its lead, Tatiana Maslany. She plays the main character you’d kind of expect to be the lead, but then the show starts to introduce clones of her and each one is completely different from the other. Its fucking crazy and amazing at the same time that she can play herself in nine different forms and make you wonder if that’s really the same actress. She alone is worth a watch, but the mystery, science fiction, and pace of the show combines to create an experience that is unlike any other on TV. You definitely need to watch this.
Orange is the New Black (Netflix; 1 Season, 13 Episodes)
House of Cards. House of Cards. House of Cards. That’s all anyone said about Netflix joining the original TV business. It had all the big names and money. I have yet to watch it yet (even tho I heard it was good) but nobody really seems to be talking about it anymore. The real winner out of the transition for Netflix seems to be Orange is the New Black, a show that literally seemed to come out of nowhere and succeed in quality. It’s a strange tale because I actually told my sister to watch it cause I heard it was good and when she came back and said it was great I turned it on and loved it. A lot of people have said it was the female Oz, but that’s far from the truth. This is grounded in complete reality, and for better or worse, Oz was a show about a experimental prison that should have been shut down before the first season ended. This tells the tale of an innocent woman being sent to prison for a crime she didn’t commit and the trail of characters she meets and bonds with along the way. The prison is full of all sorts of interesting characters; so much so that its lead character may actually be its worse one lol. I love its use of flashbacks to develop its characters, but the important part is the way it’s used. A lot of shows have an outline so you can expect what to see and when they come but this show flips that formula and places them where they feel it flows with the present day material. It’s a great show that had a really strong debut and left off with an ending that all but guarantees your viewership for the second season. With House of Cards, AD, and Orange is the New Black, Netflix is off to a strong start and hopefully they retain the quality when they expand even bigger.
The Americans (FX; 1 Season, 13 Episodes)
I started this show because I love Keri Russell, but I finished it because it was another staple in a long line of great programs over at FX. It follows a family of KBG Agents living in America, attempting to spy on the US government. It seemed like it would be too large of a scale for a single family to make a difference but thankfully the real heart of the show wasn’t the spying but actually the marriage. The couple was forced to be together for their covers, but over time having developed real feelings for one another and it’s something they don’t really know how to deal with. It strains them from completely doing their job to the fullest, but it’s also what makes them so great to watch. The scenarios they are placed into are so uncomfortable due to their jobs, that you never get the reaction you’d expect. It also follows an FBI Agent trying to catch spies; he also happens to move in next door to our lovely couple. His story arc once again is about being an FBI Agent and what it has done to his marriage over the years due to his deep undercover technique that keeps him apart from his family. The two have a lot of close calls and they are intense but it’s a great show becomes it’s not fine with just being a spy show. It’s so much more than that. It’s the best FX to offer (apart from Justified), and hopefully stays that way.
Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel; Mini-Series, 7 Episodes)
Top of the Lake is absolutely georgous. The plan to use actual locations to shoot did wonders for this show. The mountain setting the beautiful lake, and the tiny town in the middle of nowhere were characters in itself. There are moments where nobody needs dialogue, or actions, or even characters; you can move through the environment and tell a story through its visuals. The series itself is about a city cop who returns home and investigates the case of a pregnant 12 year old who tries to drown herself. When she starts looking into the case, the young girl disappears and Elizabeth moss tries to put the pieces back together again. It’s a mystery that stretches out 7 episodes and moves at a deliberately slow pace that spends more time introducing you to its characters rather than going head-on into the disappearance. I think it does so because the mystery itself isn’t all that exciting. It’s just the focal point that allows us to get to know Moss and these characters. It’s a great mini-series, with a worthy conclusion, some great acting, and amazing cinematography. I will be surprised if you find yourself not entertained.
Bent (NBC; 1 Season, 6 Episodes)
This will be the weirdest one upon this list because it’s a show I don’t think is particularly good, but never got a chance to eventually be bad because it was sent to die with is entire season airing over 3 nights, then unexpectedly getting cancelled. The premise of the show just wasn’t going to work very long. It was about a single mom who paid a small independent landscaping crew to remodel a part of her home. They could only fix her home of so long, but the show seemed to have every intention of stretching this out because throughout their entire first season (if you really want to call 6 episodes a season), not a single thing in the house had been fixed yet. What made you look past this was its ability to make you laugh and the amazing chemistry between its two leads that many shows would have died to have. I fucking love Amanada Peet and she teamed up with David Walton (whose presence guarantees your shows cancellation) to create a romance worth watching. Its supporting cast was also great and brought the funny that feauted Even Stevens love’ Tawny, George Blueth, and Jesse Plemons. They all gelled together and felt like they worked together for years already. It may be a good thing tho this got cancelled because otherwise, the Todd we all know and come to love in BB may have ceased to exist. Either way this was a great half hour comedy that NBC unfairly never gave it the chance it deserved.
Arrow (The CW; 2 Seasons, 27 Episodes)
This show was terrible at the beginning of its run. Like truly awful. Everything felt stale, especially the lead Oliver Queen, who came off as a shit actor pretending to play a superhero. I had a tough time getting through the many of the aspects of the show before I began to enjoy it. I didn’t understand how nobody could recognize Oliver Queen under his disguise because all he did was spray paint a line over his eyes. It was very Green Lantern-like. The show also had a slew of terrible one-episode villains, poorly integrated side characters involving storylines you didn’t care about at all, and flashbacks that took forever to feel relevant. In a way, maybe a horrible start was what it needed so that it eventually could lead into some good fun episodes. Sephen Amell as Oliver Queen has improved a lot (even if he comes off a little stale still), those side characters have for the most part been weaved into Oliver’s story nicely and it doesn’t feel like 8 separate stories going on at once. It got on a nice roll and by season’s end turned into a very enjoyable show that made giant leaps compared to its pilot. The finale was a great surprise that many shows desperately try to avoid and stretch out, but by doing so, allowed Arrow to have a much more grounded reality with real consequences. Its second season has continued with that momentum and expanded upon DC’s universe, allowing for some cool easter eggs that could become more. It feels a lot less procedural and a lot more free to do whatever it wants. It’s a show I am glad I didn’t give up on and reaping the benefits. This is the show Agents of SHIELD wished it could be.
Parenthood (NBC; 5 Seasons, 74 Episodes)
This is the only show I wouldn’t expect you to ever go and actually watch. It’s very long and nothing about it screams must watch television, but it’s one I feel like mentioning because it goes against everything network TV stands for and has somehow survived all these years. It’s a show following the lives of the Braverman family, who is massive. There are somewhere around 16 regular characters on the show. It’s crazy; it accomplishes many things. For a massive cast, only 2-3 are unlikeable (which is probably why they never get any of their own stories). For a network show, not only does it never have any filler content, it has season long arcs that network TV hates. It’s really impressive considering its seasons usually last between 15-20 episodes. Nothing about the arcs of these characters scream “must watch” but it’s just a very good heartfelt show that makes you feel good while watching. It comes from Jason Katmis, who you might know better as the man who developed the amazing Friday Night Lights. Its very similar in tone to that show but it’s one big problem is its inability to never give the characters what they want. If one loses their job, they find a better one, if one breaks up with their boyfriend, they get a better one, if one flunks out of school, they get a miracle scholarship. It’s too much of a feel-good show with little stress in its solutions. It’s still a very good watch though and has been network TVs best show the last few years.
Shameless (Showtime; 3 Seasons, 36 Episodes)
I won’t say much about this show because I actually know this show is watched by many, but I fucking love this show. It’s incredible in my eyes and I can’t be sure but if Mad Men and Boardwalk didn’t exist, it may very well be my #1 show on TV. Its characters, tone, and ability to have you cracking up into turning around and making you tear up the very next is the case it makes for me. Hopefully Showtime doesn’t ruin this like everything else it decides to touch.
The Returned (Sundance Channel; 1 Season, 1 Episode)
This is a cheat since at the time of my writing of this, only one episode has aired, but as you can tell from above, anything Sundance does, I tune in for. This is their third entry it has aired and the pilot was a combination of Rectify and Top of the Lake formed into one. It was creepy, beautiful, terrifying, and mysterious crammed into a 45 minute pilot that was great. There is little doubt it falls apart, but if it does, 10 out of 11 aint bad. Be aware though that this is a French ported show with subtitles, but if that bothers you, the loss is totally yours.
Rectify (Sundance Channel; 1 Season, 6 episodes)
This really is the show that kicked off my run of new television. I saw a little teaser trailer for it during Mad Men and decided to give it ago. It immediately won me over my using “Flume” by Bon Iver to set the correct tone for what to expect out of the show. The show is about a man named Daniel Holden, who was on death row for 20 years only to be released after an appeal revealed that he wasn’t properly tried by the DA. They had a dozen of options to go from here, but they did something that totally surprised me. Instead of unraveling the mystery of the crime he was accused of so many years ago, the show shifted its focus on Daniel and how much the world has changed, how time went by leaving him behind, and the psychological impact it could have on a person. I saw a few complaints that the show moved too slow for them, but the finest moments of the show to me came in these forms. Sitting on the grass is something that we never think twice of, for him its gods gift to man. The idea of a Wal-Mart supercenter is bizarre to him, he even still plays Sega. The pacing of the show enhances all of these things and makes its attempt to place the audience in his shoes even easier. This show is entirely character driven and Aden Young, who plays Daniel, turns in what I thought, was an Emmy performance behind Cranston and Hamm. He conveys so much emotion through his constraints and eyes. Now the show does have a few other story arcs, but they all work well and make sense in relation to Daniels. How do his release and the last 20 years affect his family, friends and the town? It weaves its way throw a whole slew of characters and threw them hints at the mysteries that will eventually be revealed. I just love its priority of character, pacing, and simplicity it takes that a whole lot of other shows would have gladly passed on to uncover the truth. This keeps you on the edge without ever needing to try and deceive you. If there is one show to check out above all else from this list, I beg you, let this be the one.
Fun Fact: Ray McKinnon played the priest on Deadwood and the Rico cop on Sons of Anarchy wrote and created this show.
Hannibal (NBC; 1 Season, 13 Episodes)
Hannibal really had a lot going against It right from the word go. We’ve had so many variations of Hannibal portrayed through so many films, why did we need another one? Plus it was on Network TV. There was really no reason for this to be watchable, yet alone succeed; and yet it did. The show jumped into the timeline of the Lector world before Manhunter, and follows FBI profiler Will Graham as he enters the mind of serial killers. It has taken a toll on him before so Jack Crawford assigns a psychiatrist to keep him in check. That doctor just happens to be Hannibal Lector and the games he plays are o so wonderful. The TV Show does a great job of not hiding Dr Lector. We all know who he is and what he will become and it clearly establishes him as the bad guy, but the FBI just keeps playing into his hands due to their ignorance. It’s a really twisted show that has a surprisingly amount of violence for a network show. Every killing that happens is very bloody, and often times disturbing and I have no idea how NBC allowed it to happen, but more power to them. It’s great. The best part of the film is its look and presentation. It looks stunning, from Lector preparing human meat, Will Graham dreaming each kill, or the overall set pieces. It’s some of the best looking television I’ve seen. It blows my mind this was aired on NBC and it ended up being of such high quality. I feel fortunate it was on NBC though because any other network would have let it die, but they brought it back for another season despite poor ratings and even if two seasons are all that gets to happen, I’m glad I got to watch it.
Orphan Black (BBC America; 1 Season, 10 Episodes)
This was such a tease of a show that BBC America sprung upon us. I didn’t really dig the pilot of it too much and I actually stopped watching afterwards. Once the season finally ended and I heard just how much of a treat it had become, I checked back in and was instantly hooked. Every episode starting from 2 is a nonstop plot mover that never slows down and ups the bizarre while leaving you with a wicked cliffhanger that practically forces you to watch the next. The story is a little cloudy with its reveals but the true standout of the show is its lead, Tatiana Maslany. She plays the main character you’d kind of expect to be the lead, but then the show starts to introduce clones of her and each one is completely different from the other. Its fucking crazy and amazing at the same time that she can play herself in nine different forms and make you wonder if that’s really the same actress. She alone is worth a watch, but the mystery, science fiction, and pace of the show combines to create an experience that is unlike any other on TV. You definitely need to watch this.
Orange is the New Black (Netflix; 1 Season, 13 Episodes)
House of Cards. House of Cards. House of Cards. That’s all anyone said about Netflix joining the original TV business. It had all the big names and money. I have yet to watch it yet (even tho I heard it was good) but nobody really seems to be talking about it anymore. The real winner out of the transition for Netflix seems to be Orange is the New Black, a show that literally seemed to come out of nowhere and succeed in quality. It’s a strange tale because I actually told my sister to watch it cause I heard it was good and when she came back and said it was great I turned it on and loved it. A lot of people have said it was the female Oz, but that’s far from the truth. This is grounded in complete reality, and for better or worse, Oz was a show about a experimental prison that should have been shut down before the first season ended. This tells the tale of an innocent woman being sent to prison for a crime she didn’t commit and the trail of characters she meets and bonds with along the way. The prison is full of all sorts of interesting characters; so much so that its lead character may actually be its worse one lol. I love its use of flashbacks to develop its characters, but the important part is the way it’s used. A lot of shows have an outline so you can expect what to see and when they come but this show flips that formula and places them where they feel it flows with the present day material. It’s a great show that had a really strong debut and left off with an ending that all but guarantees your viewership for the second season. With House of Cards, AD, and Orange is the New Black, Netflix is off to a strong start and hopefully they retain the quality when they expand even bigger.
The Americans (FX; 1 Season, 13 Episodes)
I started this show because I love Keri Russell, but I finished it because it was another staple in a long line of great programs over at FX. It follows a family of KBG Agents living in America, attempting to spy on the US government. It seemed like it would be too large of a scale for a single family to make a difference but thankfully the real heart of the show wasn’t the spying but actually the marriage. The couple was forced to be together for their covers, but over time having developed real feelings for one another and it’s something they don’t really know how to deal with. It strains them from completely doing their job to the fullest, but it’s also what makes them so great to watch. The scenarios they are placed into are so uncomfortable due to their jobs, that you never get the reaction you’d expect. It also follows an FBI Agent trying to catch spies; he also happens to move in next door to our lovely couple. His story arc once again is about being an FBI Agent and what it has done to his marriage over the years due to his deep undercover technique that keeps him apart from his family. The two have a lot of close calls and they are intense but it’s a great show becomes it’s not fine with just being a spy show. It’s so much more than that. It’s the best FX to offer (apart from Justified), and hopefully stays that way.
Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel; Mini-Series, 7 Episodes)
Top of the Lake is absolutely georgous. The plan to use actual locations to shoot did wonders for this show. The mountain setting the beautiful lake, and the tiny town in the middle of nowhere were characters in itself. There are moments where nobody needs dialogue, or actions, or even characters; you can move through the environment and tell a story through its visuals. The series itself is about a city cop who returns home and investigates the case of a pregnant 12 year old who tries to drown herself. When she starts looking into the case, the young girl disappears and Elizabeth moss tries to put the pieces back together again. It’s a mystery that stretches out 7 episodes and moves at a deliberately slow pace that spends more time introducing you to its characters rather than going head-on into the disappearance. I think it does so because the mystery itself isn’t all that exciting. It’s just the focal point that allows us to get to know Moss and these characters. It’s a great mini-series, with a worthy conclusion, some great acting, and amazing cinematography. I will be surprised if you find yourself not entertained.
Bent (NBC; 1 Season, 6 Episodes)
This will be the weirdest one upon this list because it’s a show I don’t think is particularly good, but never got a chance to eventually be bad because it was sent to die with is entire season airing over 3 nights, then unexpectedly getting cancelled. The premise of the show just wasn’t going to work very long. It was about a single mom who paid a small independent landscaping crew to remodel a part of her home. They could only fix her home of so long, but the show seemed to have every intention of stretching this out because throughout their entire first season (if you really want to call 6 episodes a season), not a single thing in the house had been fixed yet. What made you look past this was its ability to make you laugh and the amazing chemistry between its two leads that many shows would have died to have. I fucking love Amanada Peet and she teamed up with David Walton (whose presence guarantees your shows cancellation) to create a romance worth watching. Its supporting cast was also great and brought the funny that feauted Even Stevens love’ Tawny, George Blueth, and Jesse Plemons. They all gelled together and felt like they worked together for years already. It may be a good thing tho this got cancelled because otherwise, the Todd we all know and come to love in BB may have ceased to exist. Either way this was a great half hour comedy that NBC unfairly never gave it the chance it deserved.
Arrow (The CW; 2 Seasons, 27 Episodes)
This show was terrible at the beginning of its run. Like truly awful. Everything felt stale, especially the lead Oliver Queen, who came off as a shit actor pretending to play a superhero. I had a tough time getting through the many of the aspects of the show before I began to enjoy it. I didn’t understand how nobody could recognize Oliver Queen under his disguise because all he did was spray paint a line over his eyes. It was very Green Lantern-like. The show also had a slew of terrible one-episode villains, poorly integrated side characters involving storylines you didn’t care about at all, and flashbacks that took forever to feel relevant. In a way, maybe a horrible start was what it needed so that it eventually could lead into some good fun episodes. Sephen Amell as Oliver Queen has improved a lot (even if he comes off a little stale still), those side characters have for the most part been weaved into Oliver’s story nicely and it doesn’t feel like 8 separate stories going on at once. It got on a nice roll and by season’s end turned into a very enjoyable show that made giant leaps compared to its pilot. The finale was a great surprise that many shows desperately try to avoid and stretch out, but by doing so, allowed Arrow to have a much more grounded reality with real consequences. Its second season has continued with that momentum and expanded upon DC’s universe, allowing for some cool easter eggs that could become more. It feels a lot less procedural and a lot more free to do whatever it wants. It’s a show I am glad I didn’t give up on and reaping the benefits. This is the show Agents of SHIELD wished it could be.
Parenthood (NBC; 5 Seasons, 74 Episodes)
This is the only show I wouldn’t expect you to ever go and actually watch. It’s very long and nothing about it screams must watch television, but it’s one I feel like mentioning because it goes against everything network TV stands for and has somehow survived all these years. It’s a show following the lives of the Braverman family, who is massive. There are somewhere around 16 regular characters on the show. It’s crazy; it accomplishes many things. For a massive cast, only 2-3 are unlikeable (which is probably why they never get any of their own stories). For a network show, not only does it never have any filler content, it has season long arcs that network TV hates. It’s really impressive considering its seasons usually last between 15-20 episodes. Nothing about the arcs of these characters scream “must watch” but it’s just a very good heartfelt show that makes you feel good while watching. It comes from Jason Katmis, who you might know better as the man who developed the amazing Friday Night Lights. Its very similar in tone to that show but it’s one big problem is its inability to never give the characters what they want. If one loses their job, they find a better one, if one breaks up with their boyfriend, they get a better one, if one flunks out of school, they get a miracle scholarship. It’s too much of a feel-good show with little stress in its solutions. It’s still a very good watch though and has been network TVs best show the last few years.
Shameless (Showtime; 3 Seasons, 36 Episodes)
I won’t say much about this show because I actually know this show is watched by many, but I fucking love this show. It’s incredible in my eyes and I can’t be sure but if Mad Men and Boardwalk didn’t exist, it may very well be my #1 show on TV. Its characters, tone, and ability to have you cracking up into turning around and making you tear up the very next is the case it makes for me. Hopefully Showtime doesn’t ruin this like everything else it decides to touch.
The Returned (Sundance Channel; 1 Season, 1 Episode)
This is a cheat since at the time of my writing of this, only one episode has aired, but as you can tell from above, anything Sundance does, I tune in for. This is their third entry it has aired and the pilot was a combination of Rectify and Top of the Lake formed into one. It was creepy, beautiful, terrifying, and mysterious crammed into a 45 minute pilot that was great. There is little doubt it falls apart, but if it does, 10 out of 11 aint bad. Be aware though that this is a French ported show with subtitles, but if that bothers you, the loss is totally yours.
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